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Mark Mingenback will be the guest speaker when the Touched by Cancer Support Group meets at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Heartland Cancer Center. He'll be sharing information about the upcoming foundation auction and golf tournament.

Great Bend High School Class of 1957 reunion committee will be meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Best Western Angus Inn courtyard, 2920 10th St. The reunion,scheduled for September 28-30, is less than two months away and class members' input would be appreciated, said Dana Foss. For more information contact Foss, danafoss57@yahoo.com or 620-793-5811.

RUSSELL - With an opening reception on Sunday, Aug. 5, the Deines Cultural Center, 820 N. Main in Russell, is hosting the art collection of the late Art Priddy and beginning a silent auction for the items.

The Board of Trustees of Barton Community College will hold a special meeting/budget hearing at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday in room F-30, on the lower level of the Fine Arts Building, in conjunction with its monthly study session.

Great Bend Police Chief Dean Akings reports a city employee who was working on the river dike on July 25 was harassed and battered. "His assailant was on a dirt bike, white in color with a muscle milk decal on the back of it," Akings said.

After 35 years of service to the Great Bend Public Library, Marilyn Malbrough will be retiring. The library will hold a public reception from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 5, at 1409 Williams. There will be a brief program at 2:30. p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information visit the website at greatbendpl.info or call the library at 792-2409.

A Great Bend man was arrested on suspicion of selling narcotics, after the Great Bend Police Department assisted the Kansas Bureau of Investigation in executing search warrants, Tuesday afternoon in the 2400 block of Coronado Ave.

The Great Bend Public Library, 1409 Williams St., will have shortened hours on Monday, July 30. The doors will not be open to the public until 10:30 a.m. to allow for a staff celebration for the retirement of Marilyn Malbrough, who will be leaving the library after 35 years of service.

Crime Stoppers of Barton County is seeking information about the theft of geothermal equipment from a work site in the 1400 block of SE 50 Road that occurred July 14 or 15. Great Bend Police Chief Dean Akings, speaking for Crime Stoppers, said items taken include geo phones, a data box, cables and a battery. Loss was $3,160. "If you have information about this crime or any other crime, please call 792-1300 or 888-305-1300. Remember we don't want your name, just your information."